page_title: Institute of the Pacific United
section_title: For international students
hierarchical_section_title: Institute of the Pacific United / Admission / For international students
caption_attribution_description: English: Palmerston North Convention Centre. Palmerston North, New Zealand
context_page_description: Institute of the Pacific United is a Japanese and New Zealand tertiary educational institution based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Another network of the institute is International Pacific University, which was established in 2007 in Okayama, Japan. Students of IPU New Zealand are from 24 different countries around the world.
  IPU New Zealand mainly offers tertiary education of business, international relations, linguistics, environmental studies and tourism.
  Despite the fact that the institution had been known as International Pacific College for 25 years, its name was officially changed to Institute of the Pacific United on 26 September 2015.
context_section_description: International students are required to take Foundation Education and English Programmes if they do not gain particular qualifications below:
  Minimum IELTS Academic score of 6.0 to enter Undergraduate Programmes
  Minimum IELTS Academic score of 7.0 to enter Postgraduate Programmes
caption: Convention Centre, Palmerston North, where IPU holds its big events.
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